Do newborns need leggings? These "traditional pressures" are misunderstandings. Don't blindly believe that you will be cheated.

After the newborn is born, there are many traditional stresses, such as wearing leggings for the baby.

But in different places, the stress of baby leggings is also different:

Some parents pay attention to: be sure to tie it up, catch it early and don't catch it late, so that children can grow up straight and long legs and look good.

However, some parents think that it is good to let nature take its course and not bind it, and then the child will naturally be straight when he grows up. So do newborn babies need leggings after birth? Next, let's look at Ma Jing.

The traditional habit of "tying the newborn's legs" is to straighten the baby's legs manually and tie them with cloth or tape after the baby is born (mainly during the second month). It is believed that by doing so, babies will not grow into O-legs (bowlegs) or X-legs in the future.

1 First of all, why do newborns always tilt their legs like little frogs?

We often see pictures of babies, basically curled up with two calves, as cute as small frogs. But why do babies born soon do this?

① It is related to intrauterine pregnancy.

10, the fetus grows up gradually, and the space of the mother's uterus is limited, so in the third trimester, the fetus is curled up, her legs are curled up, and her hands are placed on her chest, looking like a little frog.

After birth, this squatting posture will become habitual, so it will continue for a while, but with the development, the baby's limbs will gradually expand, and parents do not need to forcibly correct it.

② It is a kind of self-protection for newborn babies.

The femoral head at the root of the newborn's thigh is spherical and nested in the acetabular fossa of the hip joint. The baby is very shallow at birth.

When the baby keeps his legs abduction (frog legs), the thigh will be supported by the knee joint, the pressure on the hip joint will be reduced, and the femoral head will be completely nested in the acetabular fossa to keep the hip joint stable.

2. Does the newborn baby need leggings? No need! Beware that doing something wrong will affect your baby's development.

Through the previous analysis, I understand why newborns have frog legs, and the answer to the question of whether leggings are needed is very clear.

Of course not!

If parents force their baby to wear leggings to correct the leg shape, it will affect the normal and healthy development of the baby.

It leads to the free movement and leg exploration of the baby's legs, and may also cause serious crying due to discomfort, which may also affect the baby's leg development in severe cases.

In fact, the baby's development is regular, and the leg development also follows the law. Generally, when 1.5-2 years old, the baby's frog legs will return to normal.

Pay attention to one: premature pillow, sleeping head type.

Many old people at home always think that after the baby is born, he must sleep with a head shape and the back of his head is flat to look good, so he will give a pillow to the baby in the month to artificially change the baby's head shape.

This is a very unscientific practice.

It has a bad influence on the baby's brain and spinal development.

Because the newborn baby's spine is relatively straight and the physiological curvature has not yet formed, premature use of pillows will affect the baby's spine development.

Because the newborn baby's spine is relatively straight and the physiological curvature has not yet formed, premature use of pillows will affect the baby's spine development.

Turning the baby's round head into a flat shape through artificial shaping will also have a certain impact on brain development.

Ma Jing suggested:

No matter what shape the baby's head is, it develops best naturally, but I think the small round head looks better.

In addition, pillows are not recommended for newborns. Three months ago, the baby didn't recommend pillows. After three months, the baby's cervical vertebra gradually formed. You can rest with a pillow about 2 cm, or fold a towel.

Pay attention to two points: don't cut your nails in the month.

The ancients had the custom of leaving pigtails, thinking that "parents are bitter" and cutting them off was disrespectful to their parents.

Of course, they are also superstitious and particular.

In the second month, the baby grew very fast and the nails grew very fast. It will be particularly long if you don't cut your nails for a month, so that your baby is more likely to scratch himself, and it is easy to hook your nails when you take off your clothes.

Ma Jing suggested:

The baby in the month should cut his nails in time to avoid scratching himself. Basically, you can cut it once every 3-5 days, but don't stick to the meat scissors. If you cut it too short, you will lose your ability to protect your fingers and get infected easily.

Many parents are afraid to cut their babies' nails. They can cut it when they are asleep, which is easier to cooperate with, or cut it after taking a shower. At this time, their nails are soft and easy to cut.

Note 3: Shave the full moon head.

This is also an unscientific understanding and practice.

Newborns have delicate skin, and their hair can protect their heads to some extent. Moreover, the quality of hair is related to heredity, nutrition, nursing and other factors, and has little to do with shaving.

On the contrary, shaving the head is easy to hurt the baby's scalp and hair roots, affecting the normal growth of hair.

Then there is the baby in a small month, and the fontanel is not completely closed. A certain amount of hair can play a certain protective role. If you shave your head, you lose this protection.

Ma Jing suggested:

At the full moon, the baby's hair is very long, which can be appropriately cut short, but shaving the head is not recommended. If the hair is not long at the full moon, it will not be cut until three months later.

Some babies have bad hair when they are born, but parents should not worry too much. They will get better when they grow up slowly.

In fact, newborn babies have many things, but many of them are unreasonable. Novice parents should be able to distinguish themselves, and don't hurt their babies or affect their development because of "blind attention".

You are also welcome to share the misunderstandings you have heard or learned in the process of raising a baby, so as to remind novice parents.